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Rava Kesari / Kesari Bath / Semolina Pudding (without milk)

VegCookBook by Praveena
South Indian style, traditional, quick & easy dessert recipe, which is budget friendly & crowd pleasing.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Dessert, Sweet
Cuisine Indian, South Indian
Servings 10 servings

Equipment

  • Sauce Pan / Vessel (for stove-top method)

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Semolina / Rava / Sooji
  • 1¼ cup Sugar
  • ½ cup Ghee / Butter [extra 1 tablespoons for frying the nuts]
  • 2½ cup Water
  • ¼ cup Dry fruits & Nuts
  • ¼ teaspoon Red / Orange Food Colour
  • ½ teaspoon Powdered Cardamom / Elaichi
  • 7 to 8 Saffron Strands / Kumkuma Puvvu

Instructions
 

PREP WORK:

  • Firstly, take a wide plate / tray and apply ghee throughout. Set aside. 
    Chop the nuts you have chosen to add. Set aside.
    Grease a wise plate with ghee / butter, put aside.
    Take the food colour into a small cup of water and mix well.

COOKING:

  • Put a wide bottom pan on stove top under medium flame.
    Add a tablespoon of ghee / butter and chopped nuts & dry fruits.
    Fry them into golden brown, remove them from pan and set aside.
  • In the same pan, add the rava/ semolina and pan fry for 2-3 mins until it releases a pleasant aroma.
    Take the fried, semolina/rava into a separate plate.
  • Return the pan to the stove top, add the water and bring to boil. 
    Once the water boils and forms bubbles, turn the flame to lowest possible.
    At this stage, add the food colouring water, cardamom powder, saffron strands to the pan and give a gentle mix.
  • Now, with the left hand keep pouring in the roasted rava/ semolina/ sooji, very slowly little by little at a time.
    Simultaneously with your right hand, gently keep mixing the water and rava/ semolina.
  • Repeat the same until all the rava/ semolina is emptied into the pan.
    Close the pan with lid for about 3-4 mins.
  • Later, add the sugar, ghee into the pan, give everything a thorough mix.
  • Now, add the saffron strands.
    Let the flame be on until the content leaves the side of the pan.
    It takes 5 mins.
    You might serve just like this.
  • At this stage, switch the flame off and transfer the whole content onto a greased plate.
    Leave it for 10-15 mins to set hard, then cut into desired shape. Done!!

Notes

Please see the MAIN POST for recipe with step wise PICS & TIPS!
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